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Tips and Advice on Wedding Celebrants
Are weddings worth the fuss....Hell yes! |
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If I had a dollar for every time a bride and groom has said to me that they want just a small wedding with no fuss, I would be close to wealthy! But the question I ask is, if you want no fuss, why get married at all? And then I find I am amused by the fact that this “no fuss wedding” usually turns into “a more fuss than we first thought wedding”.
My most memorable one of these weddings was early 2010 when I was contacted by a couple who, luck would have it lived less than five kilometres away from me and wanted to get married after living together for about 8 years. They had both been married before and said to me that they want to get married in their back yard, no fuss, with just their four children attending. Two of which were old enough to act as witnesses.
When they first came to see me, their words were pretty much “come in, marry us, get out” (it wasn’t that harsh, they were actually a very nice couple). And when I asked them why they don’t just go to the Births, Deaths and Marriages office to get married as they are cheaper, their answer was, “you’re more convenient, you come to us”
On the day of their wedding, I arrived at their doorstep to be greeted by the groom in a suit and tie!! The first thing he said was “this was all her idea” as he was pointing to his bride who was dressed in a long beautiful gown. “OK” said I “What happened to the shorts and thongs you spoke about at our meeting?” Well... apparently her daughter talked her into buying a nice outfit for her wedding which meant that the groom also had to wear something nice. Lucky for me, I dressed properly for the occasion, phew!
Then, as I went outside to the back yard where the ceremony was to be held, I saw about 20 people. Having just their four children at the wedding turned into also having some more family and friends. But the biggest surprise for me was when the bride and groom were saying their vows to each other, they became emotional and tears were flowing. Yes! They did care about the nuptials after all!
I find that most people who want the “no fuss weddings” have been married before and have been through all the bells and whistles and just want to now have a more relaxed wedding. This is great. I love all weddings, big or small, elaborate or relaxed. But just remember, regardless of the size, they are all worth at least a little bit of a fuss.
My most memorable one of these weddings was early 2010 when I was contacted by a couple who, luck would have it lived less than five kilometres away from me and wanted to get married after living together for about 8 years. They had both been married before and said to me that they want to get married in their back yard, no fuss, with just their four children attending. Two of which were old enough to act as witnesses.
When they first came to see me, their words were pretty much “come in, marry us, get out” (it wasn’t that harsh, they were actually a very nice couple). And when I asked them why they don’t just go to the Births, Deaths and Marriages office to get married as they are cheaper, their answer was, “you’re more convenient, you come to us”
On the day of their wedding, I arrived at their doorstep to be greeted by the groom in a suit and tie!! The first thing he said was “this was all her idea” as he was pointing to his bride who was dressed in a long beautiful gown. “OK” said I “What happened to the shorts and thongs you spoke about at our meeting?” Well... apparently her daughter talked her into buying a nice outfit for her wedding which meant that the groom also had to wear something nice. Lucky for me, I dressed properly for the occasion, phew!
Then, as I went outside to the back yard where the ceremony was to be held, I saw about 20 people. Having just their four children at the wedding turned into also having some more family and friends. But the biggest surprise for me was when the bride and groom were saying their vows to each other, they became emotional and tears were flowing. Yes! They did care about the nuptials after all!
I find that most people who want the “no fuss weddings” have been married before and have been through all the bells and whistles and just want to now have a more relaxed wedding. This is great. I love all weddings, big or small, elaborate or relaxed. But just remember, regardless of the size, they are all worth at least a little bit of a fuss.
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